Curtain-pole fixture.



W. S. MOFFAT. CURTAIN POLE FIXTURE. I APPLICATION FILED JAN. 21, 1909.

Patented Oct. 19,1909.

INVENTOI? ATTORNEY UNITE STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM S. MOFFAT, OF PITTSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOB, TO CHARLES ELLTS,0F NEW YORK, N. Y.

CURTAIN-POLE FIXTURE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 19, 1909.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WVI S. MorrAr, a citizen of the United States, and residing in the city of Pittsburg, in the. county of Allegheny and State of Pennsylvania, have invented or discovered new and useful Improvements in Curtain Pole Fixtures, of which the following is a specification.

My invention consists in new and useful improvements in curtain pole fixtures whereby the fixtures may be readily adapted to support an outer curtain or drapery pole of any diameter or character.

My fixture consists of a standard supporting bracket, preferably carrying adjustable means for supporting the pole for the inner or lace curtains, and a detachable pole loop or support for the outer curtain or drapery, the resiliency of the material of which the fixture is made being utilized as a means for rigid attachment between the bracket and the loop, which attachment may be instantly effected or destroyed without the use of tools or resort to the use of bolts or screws. lVhere but-one curtain is to be used, the supporting means for the inner curtain pole may be omitted.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation of my invention; Fig. 2 is a somewhat shortened plan view of the same, and Fig. 3 is a broken perspective of a portion of the pole supporting loop.

The following is a description of the drawings, which, however, are merely illustrative of the principles of the invention and not intended to limit the scope thereof to the construction shown.

A designates the supporting-bracket; B the bracket supporting the inner or lacecurtain pole; and C the supporting-loop for the outer curtain or drapery pole.

The bracket A may be attached to the window-frame by securing means passing through pierced ears 1, l, and is constructed with a horizontal arm 2 formed, at its outer end, with a depending flange 3, terminating in a rearward extending, inclined brace 4. The arm 2- is provided with a longitudinal slot 5 communicating at its outer or front end with a transverse slot 6, communicating, in turn, with a longitudinal slot 7 of less width.

8 is an outward-extending projection or corrugation on the flange 3.

The socket or loop C for the pole support ing the inner or lace curtains is secured beneath the arm 2, as by a bolt 9, attached to said loop and passing through the slot 5.

10 is a thumb-nut engaging the end of bolt 9 and securing the loop at any desired point along the arm 2.

11 is a set-screw by which the pole is secured in the loop.

The polesupporting member or bracket B is formed, advantageously, of spring mate; rial and is provided with a substantially horizontal arm 15 carrying, at its inner end, a depending, inverted T-shaped hanger, if. 6., a hanger provided with a shank 16, carrying at its end, lugs 18. The front end of the arm 15 carries a depending portion 13, provided with a corrugation 14 registering with and looking over .the corrugation 8. The pole-supporting member carries, preferably, a set-screw 12 to secure the pole in place.

To assemble the pole-supporting bracket B in cooperative relation with the bracket A, the lugs 18 are passed through the mating slot 6 and the pole-support B moved forward until the shank 16 passes into the slot 7 and rests, together with the lugs 18, against the front or outer wall of slot 7; whereupon, by quickly pulling downward upon the spring material of the pole-support B, the depending portion 13 springs against the corresponding or mating flange 3 of the bracket A with a clamping and binding action or force thereagainst, the corrugation 14 locking over the corrugation8; whereby the depending portion 13 frictionally engages the flange 3 and whereby the polesupporting member B is locked in spring engagement with the supporting-bracket A, is rigid therewith, and cannot be accidentally dislodged therefrom. To detach the loop from the bracket or pole-supporting member B, all that is required is a sharp upward pull on the free end of the loop, which Will disengage the portions 13 and 15 and corrugation 14 from the flange 3, arm 2, and the corrugation 8, respectively.

It is evident from the above that the bracket may be standard and kept in stock in sufficient quantities while the proper stock of loops of the different sizes to accommodate the various sizes of poles used may be kept on hand. In the case of a consumer, standard brackets may be installed and the loops changed thereon according to the weight or style of draperies to be used, as the season of the year or taste of the consumer may dictate.

It will of course be understood that any other convenient interlocking means may be substituted for the corrugations 8 and 14, such as a depression in one of the abutting elements and a corresponding projection on the other element or any other convenient form of device for that purpose.

What I desire to claim is 1. A curtain-pole fixture comprising a bracket'provided with a substantially horizontal arm formed, at its outer end, with a depending flange, and a pole-supporting bracket of spring material, provided with a member engaging with said arm, said member carrying, at its front end, a depending portion sprung against said flange and frictionally engaging therewith, against accidental displacement.

2. A curtain-pole fixture comprising a bracket provided with a substantially horizontal arm formed, at its outer end, with a depending flange, and a pole-supporting bracket of spring material, provided with a substantially horizontal arm engaging said first-mentioned arm, said second arm carrying, at its front end, a depending portion sprung against said flange and frictionally engaging therewith, against accidental displacement.

3. A curtain-pole fixture comprising a bracket provided with a substantially horizontal arm formed, at its outer end, with a depending flange, and a polesupporting bracket of spring material, provided with a substantially horizontal arm formed at its inner end with a depending, inverted T- shaped hanger engaging said arm, said arm carrying, at its front end, a depending portion sprung against said flange and frictionally engaging therewith, against accidental displacement.

A curtain pole fixture comprising a bracket provided with a substantially horizontal arm formed, at its outer end, with a depending flange carrying a projection, and a pole-supporting bracket of spring material provided with a substantially horizontal arm formed at its inner end with a depending, inverted T-shaped hanger engaging said arm, said arm carrying, at its front end, a depending portion sprung against said flange and frictionally engaging therewith, against accidental displacement, said depending portion being formed with a socket engaged by said projection.

Signed at Pittsburg, Pa, this 19th day of January 1909.

WILLIAM S. MOFFAT.

lVitnesses J. H. HARRISON, E. A. LAWRENCE. 

